Pagla Dashu

Pagla Dashu

Pagla Dashu (Bengali: পাগলা দাশু; Crazy Dashu) is a fictional character created by Sukumar Ray.

Characteristics

Pagla Dashu is a character appearing in several prominent works of Bangla literature from the early 20th century, most notably Pagla Dashu (1940). He is a school boy, famous for his crazy ideas and often inexplicable acts that carry subtle, comedic satire. Pagla Dashu is mainly a children's story which is fun to read and creative.

Pagla Dashu has become one of the very popular characters of Bengali literature, like many other characters created by Sukumar Ray, a popular Bengali author of nonsense poetry.

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/1555/sukumar/Dashu/srDashu.html A few online Pagla Dashu stories in Bengali]
* [http://www.parabaas.com/translation/database/translations/stories/sukumar_jatin.html An English translation of a Pagla Dashu story]


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